Binding-hook.



No. 685,068. Patented Oct. 22, I901. C. SIMMONS.

BINDING HOOK.

(Application fllad June (No Model.)

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.. N H'NST E PA NT ZOPZ EEQ OHARLEY SIMMONS, OF HAYDEN, INDIANA.

BINDING-HOOK.

- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 685,068, datedOctober 22, 1901.

Application filed June 1, 1901. Serial No. 62,780. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLEY SIMMONS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hayden, in the county of Jennings and State of Indiana, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Binding-Hooks, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to binding-hooks; and the Object of the inventionis to provide, in connection with one of the standards of a hay-wagon, ahook mounted thereon in such manner as to automatically clutch or obtaina firm hold on such standard at any point in the length thereof, whichhook is also adapted to engage with one end of the bindingpole, whichextends lengthwise of the load of hay, so that a single operator maysecurely bind a load of hay upon the Wagon without The construction ofthe hook and its engagement with the standard is such that when thebinding-pole is drawn downward the hook automatically works its way downthe standard and when the binding-pole is released by the operator thebinding-hook acts to automatically clutch and firmly engage thestandard, preventing the upward movement or escape of the binding-pole.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described, illustrated, and claimed. a

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wagon,showing the ap plication of the binding-hook to the hay-rigging. Fig. 2is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailperspective view of the hook per se. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of thehook, showing the'engagementbetween the hook and rear standard of thewagon. Fig. 5 is a plan View of the hook, showing the standard insection.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawlngs.

Referring to the drawings, designates the bed of a wagon of ordinaryconstruction, provided with carrying-wheels 11 and also provided withfront and rear upstanding frames 12 and 13, respectively, the wagonbeing in these and other respects similar to ordinary hay-wagons now incommon use.

In carrying out the present invention I employ, by preference, a singlestandard or stafi 14 at the rear of the wagon, and in connectiontherewith I employ the usual bindingpole 15, which extends lengthwise ofthe wagon and the load and operates against the top of the load to bindthe hay firmly on the body of the wagon and between the end frames 12and 13, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. The standard 14 and pole 15 maybe square or round or of any other desired shape in cross-section.

The hook which I employ in connection with the standard and pole isindicated in detail'in Fig. 3, the hook proper being desig nated by thenumeral 16'. The hook 16 is provided with a broadened base 17, whichforms the crown of a fork, the arms 18 of which extend substantiallyparallel to each other, with a space between them equal to or slightlygreater than the thickness of the standard 14, which said arms orbranches are adapted to straddle, as shown in Figs. 2, 4, and 5. Thearms 18 are also provided with oppositely-located openings 19 for thereception of a pin or bolt 20. A series of such holes is provided, sothat the pin or bolt may be adjusted any desired distance from theshoulder 21, formed by the inner surface of the crown of the fork. Inapplying the hook to the standard or Staff 14 the pin or bolt 20 isadjusted so that the space between it and the shoulder 21 is onlyslightly greater than the thickness of the staff, as shown in Figs. 4and 5, thus enabling the hook as a whole to slide freely on the standard14 and gravitate downward thereon as the binding-pole 15is drawndownward by the operator.

In operation the hook is placed upon the standard, as previouslyindicated, and the binding-pole 15 is caught at one end under one of thecross-pieces of the frame 12, while its rear portion is passed under andplaced in engagement with the hook 16. The operator then grasps the rearextremity of the binding-pole, and in drawing the same downward the hookis left free to slide downward on the standard 14. As soon as thebindingpole is relieved of the weight or pulling strain applied to theend thereof, however, the pole by its upward pressure acts to cant thehook, and the shoulder 21 is thereby caused to bind against the staff,with the result that the hook is prevented from moving upward on thestandard. Thus the load of hay is securely bound upon the wagon, and theoperation may be accomplished by a single operator Without theassistance of others.

The device hereinabove set forth effects a great saving in rope andother tackle ordinarily employed for the purpose described, and will befound of great convenience to farmers, effecting a saving in time,labor, and expense.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is

The combination with a wagon provided with hay-rigging embodying astandard, and a binding-pole; of a hook adapted to engage thebinding-pole and provided with a fork adapted to straddle the standardof the hayrigging, the arms of said fork being provided withoppositely-located openings, and a pin or bolt detachably mounted insaid openings and adjustable toward and away from the crown of the fork,the standard being received between such pin or bolt and the crown ofthe fork, whereby the hook as a whole is adapted to slide downward onthe standard and to clutch the same when upward pressure is applied tothe hook, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

OHARLEY SIMMONS; Witnesses:

KENNEDY F. CLAPP, GEORGE F. LAWRENCE.

